This document window contains information about the issue and documents linked to it. Use issues to link different types of documents that relate to or address a certain problem or topic. Use the many tabs available in the Issue Document window to record or edit details.
The tab information below is based on the Edit mode of the document window.
Buttons, Drop-Down Lists, Icons, and Links:
Edit Document
Click to edit the document.
If you clicked Edit Document 
, Edit Document - High Priority 
, or Edit Document - Low Priority 
, the document is already in edit mode, and the Edit Document button does not display.
Spelling 
Click to spell check the document.
This displays when you are in Edit mode.
Print Form 
Click to print a form.
Print Preview 
Click to display the page that will be printed.
Select an action
Click to display the list of actions you can perform on the current window.
Transmittals Queue
Click to display the items in the Transmittals Queue. From there you can select the create or remove functions that you want to perform on a transmittal.
User Productivity Kit
Click the User Productivity Kit link to launch the User Productivity Kit (sold separately), which you can use to view context-sensitive tutorials specific to the page you are viewing.
The Applicable Content checkbox will be marked. If specific tutorial content exists, select the appropriate link to display it. If specific tutorial content does not exist, clear the Applicable Content checkbox to choose from the list of available general tutorials.
Issue Log
Click to return to the Issues Log Window.
Control Center
Click to return to the Workspace.
General tab:
Title
The name of the item.
Issue Name
An abbreviation for the issue, up to 6 characters.
You can only edit this field when adding a new issue.
Number
A unique number assigned to this item.
Contract Management automatically assigns a unique number to identify the item. You can change this number only when you create a new document.
Opened
The date the issue was created.
Closed
The date the issue was resolved.
Note: Entering a date does not change the issue's status. You must select a status in the Status field.
Contract
The contract associated with the issue, if any.
Click Select 
to open the Select Contract Dialog Box to select a contract to link to the issue.
Status tab:
Status
The item's status.
Note: If you give the issue a status of Closed, you should also enter a date in the Closed field.
Priority
The priority level for this item, which will appear in the BIC’s Action List.
Ball in Court
The person responsible for this item.
Click Select to open the Select Contact Dialog Box to choose the contact responsible for this issue.
Linked Documents tab:
To link documents to an issue, open the document you want to link, scroll down to the Issues section, click Link, then select the issue to link to. The document then appears on this tab.
Note: This section only appears when documents have been linked to this issue from their document windows.
Date Linked
The date the document was linked to this issue.
Linked Document
The name of the linked document, which you can click on to open the document.
Type
The document type.
Dated
The date the item was created.
Linked Change Management Document
If the document originated from Change Management, the Change Management title will appear in this column.
Click to open the Change Management Document Window.
Original Status
The linked document’s status when it was linked to the issue.
Current Status
The current status of the linked document.
Contract Management updates this field automatically when the status is changed in the linked document.
Spec Section
The specification section that the linked document is related to.
Original Value
The linked document’s original value.
Current Value
The current value of the linked document.
Contract Management updates this field automatically when the value is changed in the linked document.
Unlink
Click this next to an issue in the Issues section to remove the link to the issue. This removes the issue from the list.
Attachments tab:
Attach File
Click this to open the Attach File Dialog Box to add an attachment to this invoice.
Attach from Repository
Click to attach a document from the content repository. These documents are external to Contract Management, and are not part of the documents created in Contract Management. This link will not display unless the Contract Management administrator set the project content management properties to use the repository. See Configure the Content Management Version Document and Attachment Feature for more information.
Attach URL
Click this to attach a web address to the document. You can also launch an attached document or URL in its native application or delete an attachment.
Note: If you are using Firefox, and if the Attachment Storage Type for the project is set to File Server in the Contract Management Administration application, then you cannot attach files while the I am currently connected to the file server option in the User Settings dialog is selected. To open the User Settings dialog, navigate to the Control Center, right click All Projects, and then click User Settings.
Attachment
The name of the attachment associated with this item. Click to open the attachment.
Subject
A brief description of the item.
Location
The location to which the file is uploaded.
Note: If you get an error message indicating file not found, make sure the virtual directory specified in the Contract Management Administration Application is mapped correctly.
Path
The full path to the file.
File Size
The size of the attached file.
Date Attached
The date the file or link was attached.
Attached By
The user who attached the file or link.
Custom Fields tab:
This tab only displays when one or more custom fields have been defined for the module. Each custom field assigned to this module is shown with applicable values. Custom fields enable you to define additional information about a project. Define the custom fields by right-clicking on the top-level folder (All Projects), and clicking Custom Fields. Custom fields cannot be defined when any users other than the Contract Management administrator are logged onto the system. For more information, see Custom Fields Overview and Add Custom Fields.
Versions tab:
Use the Versions tab to maintain a history of your document changes. This tab only displays when you open the document in View mode, not in Edit mode (open the document by clicking the document name, not the Edit icon beside the document name). On the Versions tab, you can view and access previous versions of the selected document and identify who created the versions and when the versions were created. You can create and preserve a new version of the document at any stage during a project. To create a new version of the current document, choose Version Document from the Select an action drop-down list. You can use the Contract Management Administration Application to configure the Version Document feature to automatically create a new version of your document each time you save the document (see Configure the Content Management Version Document and Attachment Feature for more information).
Version
Lists different versions of the current document in reverse chronological order.
Click view 
to open each version. Each version shows the information available in the document when the version was created.
User Account
Shows the name of the user who created the corresponding version.
Date
The date on which the item was created or issued.
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Last Published Wednesday, June 17, 2015